UK says Belgium is worse on COVID-19 deaths per million

2020/05/14 06:40:29

The United Kingdom is on a similar level to France, Italy and Spain on COVID-19 deaths per million b...

Australians warned worse still to come after job losses hit record high

2020/05/14 06:30:00

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned citizens to brace for more bad news as data released...

New Zealand leaps out of coronavirus lockdown with bungee jumps, midnight haircuts

2020/05/14 06:22:26

After seven weeks trussed up with some of the world's toughest coronavirus curbs, New Zealanders lik...

Coronavirus brings curtain down on Cambodia shadow puppet theatre

2020/05/14 05:51:14

Cambodia's shadow puppet tradition goes back to the 7th century and has survived the collapse of emp...

Japan expected to lift emergency in most areas except Tokyo

2020/05/14 05:15:47

Japan is expected to lift a state of emergency across a large part of the country on Thursday but th...

Germany's coronavirus infections rise by 933 cases to 172,239: RKI

2020/05/14 03:32:55

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose 933 to stand at 172,239, data from the Rob...

U.N. warns of global mental health crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic

2020/05/14 03:07:38

A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disea...

U.S. envoy threatens to trigger return of U.N. sanctions on Iran

2020/05/14 02:49:43

The United States publicly threatened on Wednesday to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctio...

Truck bomb in eastern Afghan city kills five, Taliban claim responsibility

2020/05/14 06:37:23

A truck packed with explosives blew up near a court in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez on Thursday...

Malaysia drops 1MDB money laundering case against "Wolf of Wall Street" producer

2020/05/14 06:27:36

Malaysian prosecutors on Thursday dropped a $248-million money laundering case against a producer of...

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

2020/05/14 06:05:46

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:

'We feel like guests': Manila cruise flotilla offers crew confinement in comfort

2020/05/14 05:33:41

(This May 11 story corrects paragraph 2 to show figure is interior volume, not weight)

South Korea to boost coronavirus tracing privacy amid fears of backlash

2020/05/14 04:50:19

South Korean health authorities said on Thursday they would revise their practice of publicising the...

'This virus may never go away,' WHO says

2020/05/14 03:13:25

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization sa...

Canada, U.S. are likely to extend travel restrictions until June 21

2020/05/14 02:54:34

Canada and the United States appear likely to extend a ban on non-essential travel until June 21 ami...